Combined Code_NOV2017

ARTICLE V.

COMMERCIAL BUSINESS EMERGENCY SYSTEMS AMPLIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Sec. 22-83. Purpose and scope.

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this article is to provide minimum standards to insure a reasonable degree of reliability for emergency services communications from within certain buildings and structures within the Town to and from emergency communications centers. It is the responsibility of the emergency service provider to get the signal to and from the building site. (b) Scope. This article applies to all new buildings greater than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet; existing buildings over fifty thousand (50,000) square feet when modifications, alterations or repairs exceed fifty percent (50%) of the value of the existing building(s) and are made within any twelve (12) month period or the usable floor area is expanded or enlarged by more enlarged by more (50%); and all sublevels, regardless of the occupancy, over ten thousand (10,000) square feet. (Ord. 2009-078, 10-27-09) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person shall erect, construct or modify any building or structure or any part thereof or cause the same to be done, which fails to support adequate radio coverage for firefighters and police officers. (b) The Town’s fire department with consideration of the appropriate police, fire and emergency medical department services shall determine the frequency range or ranges that must be supported. (c) For the purposes of this section, adequate radio coverage shall constitute a successful communications test between the equipment in the building and the communications center for all appropriate emergency service providers for the building. (d) The BDA system should be capable of operation on an independent battery and/or generator system for a period of at least twenty-four (24) hours without external power input or maintenance. The battery system should automatically charge in the presence of external power input. (e) The location of the BDA equipment must be in an area that has twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day a week access for the emergency service personnel, and in an area that is free of hazardous materials such as fuels asbestos, etc. Sec. 22-85. Radio Coverage.

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